Outdoor living...

May is the month when I dust off all my cushions, wipe the pollen from every table, and power wash the spiders out of every nook and cranny...because I'm not so much a fan of Mr. Spider. May is the month for barbequing, margaritas on the patio, and the first dip in the pool.

Here are a few of the outdoor spaces that make me want to linger, sip a cold one, and read something by Chelsea Handler...oh and by the way, Ms. Chelsea's new book is out today, Lies That Chelsea Told me...so run out and get it so you too can live vicariously through every inappropriate moment.

But back to said fabulous outdoor spaces....like this one with green...

Images via D Magazine

A space with red...

Images via Traditional Home

or Blue

Images via House Beautiful

Something a little country...

Images via Country Home

Remember the old sap buckets from Industrial Chic...those would be perfect in an outdoor living space

A view of the pool...

Images via Traditional Home

or something with a pergola...

And a guest house..

Right now I'm pondering how I can talk Big D into a guest house...then I have someplace to send him when he's snoring...